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Well you have several options. Most people will say you should hire a high quality VA agency to work for you. The problem with this is the cost – it’s going to cost you 2 to 5 times as much as hiring someone on your own!

Here’s how I find an incredibly helpful Virtual Assistant or freelancer to work for me for cheap.

Here’s a copy of the exact post I ran on Craiglist – feel free to emulate!

“I need an experienced Virtual Assistant with excellent English speaking and writing skills. You must be able to make phone calls to the US as well from time to time.

I’m looking for a very positive, enthusiastic candidate with a great attitude and willingness to learn.

Tasks will include posting articles on my WordPress blogs, writing articles for my blogs, researching information for book projects and other miscellaneous tasks.

This will be a full-time position (40 hours a week). Highly prefer candidates with Time Tracking software.

Starting pay will be $300 a month + bonuses for exceptional work and meeting milestones

Requirements:

Must be able to use Skype to communicate with me on a regular basis
Must have experience with WordPress and blogging
Must have EXCELLENT English speaking and writing skills
Must be able to research and write high quality articles related to marketing, business and personal productivity.”